Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 0
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Fri 17 Jul 2020 · 02:30 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+5' · FT 45+11'
Y 61' Amr Tarek
Eloy Room 89' Y
Youness Mokhtar 90' Y
Y 90' Kyle Duncan

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Chris Wattam
  • Referee
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

11
4
6
Columbus Crew SC 21 games · Avg 2.7 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-11-04 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
12 Jul FC Cincinnati A 4–0 W
08 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
01 Mar New York City FC H 1–0 W
06 Oct Toronto FC A 0–1 L
29 Sep Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
12 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–0 W
07 Mar Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
01 Mar FC Cincinnati H 3–2 W
20 Oct Philadelphia Union A 3–4 L
06 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC New York Red Bulls
#12 Position #10
29 Points 33
27 Played 26
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11
39 Scored 34
43 Conceded 48
-4 GD -14
1.07 PPG 1.27
30% Win % 35%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' Gyasi Zardes makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
  • 27' Florian Valot has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' Jason Pendant is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
  • 37' Derrick Etienne has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' New York Red Bulls ring the changes. Cristian Casseres has done his job and it is now time for Marc Rzatkowski to step up.
  • 47' Against the run of play, Lucas Zelarayan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 52' Columbus Crew SC have won 434 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 57' The whistle greets Lucas Zelarayan as he departs to be replaced by Youness Mokhtar.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Amr Tarek argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Pedro Santos is replaced by Luis Diaz on 67 minute.
  • 72' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 81' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Daniel Royer exits the field as Jared Stroud enters on 81.
  • 82' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Gyasi Zardes has done his job and it is now time for Fanendo Adi to step up.
  • 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 89' A moment of madness from Eloy Room on 89 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 90' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Columbus Crew SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Royer 4
Gyasi Zardes 4
Darlington Nagbe 3
Pedro Santos 3
Emil Forsberg 2
Jonathan Mensah 2
Miguel Berry 2
Alex Muyl 2

Head to Head

2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-11-04 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC W 2019-10-06 Toronto FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W

New York Red Bulls Form

2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2020-07-12 Atlanta United FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2020-03-07 Real Salt Lake 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2020-03-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Cincinnati W 2019-10-20 Philadelphia Union 4–3 New York Red Bulls L 2019-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.79 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC56% Draw24% New York Red Bulls20%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
80%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
44%
Columbus Crew SC or New York Red Bulls
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC39% Draw45% New York Red Bulls16%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.